Career Guidance To Be Transformed By Artificial Intelligence
As we highlighted in an article published this time last year, the recruitment process has been significantly altered by artificial intelligence (AI). Now, new research published by Morrisby has found that career guidance is also being transformed by AI.
Report
The report found that artificial intelligence has transformed career guidance by:-
- Creating personalised career paths by matching skills with opportunities
- Boosting productivity by 14% amongst career guidance staff
- Better able to assess job trends (e.g. by analysing job adverts and company websites) and success rates. It is also able to enhance career guidance by enabling it to provide detailed insights about different career opportunities
- Not only ensuring that career guidance provides comprehensive information about jobs, but by identifying similar positions matching individual interests
- Expanding the reach and effectiveness of career guidance
- Providing continuous, real-time updates on job market trends and opportunities.
Comment
Commenting upon the findings of the report on career guidance, the founding director of CareerChat UK, Deirdre Hughes, stated: "In today’s rapidly changing world, career guidance is less about specific occupational choices and more about equipping individuals with the skills needed to navigate the disruptive and unpredictable nature of modern work and life. Humans will always be vital here but there’s an exciting opportunity for AI to be able to enhance the work that a careers development professional can do, by their being able to concentrate on those people with most need in an even more personalised fashion than is currently possible."
Less Than Half Of Workers Taking Hourly Desk Breaks
Survey
A new survey conducted by AJ Products has revealed that only 41.5% of workers take hourly desk breaks, despite the fact that other research has found that spending up to 2 hours without a break on desk work can result in an 18% increase in work-related stress and a decline in mental health. Those aged 25-34 are the least likely to take such breaks (31.6%), whilst those aged 55 and over are the most likely (49.4%).
Fully remote workers are the most likely to take such breaks (44.9%), whilst hybrid workers are the least likely (38.8%), less than those who are based in the office full time (41.4%). A small number of workers do not take any kind of break during the entire working day (2.73%), whilst 6.42% go at least 5 hours without a break.
Other Research
Moreover, in separate research, AJ Products found that those who fail to take a break, especially a lunch break are less productive, as they do not allow the brain to rest and do not allow themselves to "destress and recharge...[the]...batteries"
47% of Employers Believe Their Staff Have A Poor Understanding Of Employee Benefits
Just 53% of employers believe that their workers have a good understanding of employee benefits according to new research conducted by Towergate Employee Benefits.
Hybrid Working
One of the reasons for the lack of understanding is that the increase in hybid working has made it more difficult to communicate the benefits. Accordingly, Towergate recommend that employers expand the variety and range of communication methods to combat this.
Comment
Commenting upon the findings, the head of wellbeing at Towergate Employee Benefits, Debra Clark, stated: "Benefits are effectively wasted if they are not communicated, and it is clear from our research that employers need some help in doing so, due to the shift in work settings and diverse employee profiles."
Clark added: "There are lots of ways for employers to communicate their full range of health and wellbeing support. Particularly with the emergence of digital platforms, there are now many communications options which can be a great way to help a benefits package provide value for money and a return on investment."
